List of Famous people born in Cēsis Municipality, Latvia

Laima Vaikule

First Name Laima

Born on March 31, 1954 (age 72)

Laima Vaikule is a Latvian actress, singer, director, and choreographer, best known in Europe and in the former USSR for such popular hits as "Vernisage" and "Charlie," among other songs.

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Rodions Kurucs

First Name Rodions

Born on May 2, 1998 (age 27)

Basketball Player

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Rodions Kurucs is a Latvian professional basketball player for Partizan NIS of the Basketball League of Serbia, ABA League and the EuroCup. At 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall, he plays the small forward position.

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Pauls Bankovskis

First Name Pauls

Last Name Bankovskis

Born on March 10, 1973

Died on July 12, 2020 (aged 47)

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Alfrēds Kalniņš

First Name Alfrēds

Born on August 23, 1879

Died on December 23, 1951 (aged 72)

Born in Latvia, Cēsis Municipality

Alfrēds Bruno Jānis Kalniņš was a Latvian composer, organist, pedagogue, music critic and conductor; the founder of national Latvian opera. Kalniņš is primarily remembered for his national opera Baņuta (1920).

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